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        Firefighter struck by SUV on I-75 while directing traffic, critically injured
        Andrew Shipley
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        Andrew Shipley
        Hurricane
        TRACKING THE TROPICS: Depression could form late this week
        Katie Walls
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        Katie Walls
        Fort Myers Beach
        Citizen scientists help researchers study SWFL water quality
        Hunter Walterman
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        New boutique hotel plans filed for Fort Myers Beach Times Square lot
        Anvar Ruziev
        Port Charlotte
        Lee County to vote on forming a Boca Grande parking committee next week
        Alex Orenczuk
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        Lehigh Acres

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      • Naples Airport

        Naples

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        Cape Coral

        Cape Coral approves Cape Coral Grove development agreement

        Bella Line
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        SCCF completes oyster reef project to restore Caloosahatchee Estuary ecosystem

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